Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-10
Suing For $50. 900 Damages.
4 CASE GROWING OUT OF THE SOLDIERS HOME CT


To-day MeSSrS F. & q. Miller for Lane & NAL.
natl, entered suit against Frank Baldwin to re-
cover $4,000 damages. They state that at the
Instance OF defendant, who proposed To put In q
bid for theerectOn OF building at Soldiers Home
they made an estimate for the stonework amount
Ing To $4,000, 10 enable him TO bid, with the un-
outstanding that should defendant be awarded
the contract they were TO do the stoneWOrk; that
TIE contract was awarded 10 the defendant and
notwithstanding the labor they performed for
MN, his PROMISES 10 give them the Job and
thelr preparations to do the WORK, said Baldwin
refuses To give them the WORK or 10 allow
tuem 10 compete Tor the saline, and thereby they
are damaged
Liberty Gernan-Amer1can Building association
NO T. organized last evening and elected the fol-
lowing officers: PreSiddnt, Iheo. Pitt; vice pre-
sleAe, A. 3 Johnson; secretary, Ed Brown;
treasurer, p. a MaJteTn; boarl or directors
HsssTs W. H. Wyrieh, Daniel Gelsler. Chris. II.
krey H. r. breuninger, JAS. z. Perley, j. p " Rit-
Ter, j. Gutenberg, August kleinheil and Thomas
Sampson
the Hebrew Feast OF Purim Was the masquerade
PAL given by kebecca Lodge, No. L, Daughters OF
handsomely decorated for the occasion and the
noor was covered WIKI gay m.istIueraders in fan
Characters were presented By Mr. simon Wolf
Ine committee In charge comprised l. L. BIOuu :
Mon a. sfahe' y Adie., hronhelmer, Charles
kaufman, IT, King, ST., h. Fellneimer, Wnl VOL
- BiSDer-
WANTS RECEIv EK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Oliver
y IL warner, OF Baltimore, flied bill In equity
against JOS IL Poikinhorn, OF this city, and suith
DIXON & Co., Of Baltimore. Warner alleges Thai
Ne mas judgment against PoisinhorA. and that
PolAinhorn also owes smith, DIXON Z Co, who
haye deed OF trust on certain printing materials
OF P0lkinhOrn, at HOS street, but that these
printing materials may be sOId dc. He therefore
printing Materials into possession and secure the
debt due By POlkinhOrn To plaintiff A rule 10
sho" Cause was issued returnabie on saturday.
RosBEKIEs REroErED-R. C. Murphy, s37 X
Street northwest, reports the larceny OF pair OF
opera glasses, worth S20.-Leyi curry, 5oI 1th
street northwest, reports stolen from his house S.
IA moncy;-Frances j. Douglass reports stolen
froin her house, on the 7th-street road quantity
OF clothing, worth $II--Robert Mason Oh
french street northwest, reports stolen - In
money.
CAB DRIVER CHARGED WITH ROgBISei AN OLD
SoLDikn.Ihis morning IN the Police Court, JAS.
Dct vaughn, cab driver, Was charged with robbing
IN Old solder named James Williams or sl2 While
the latter was under The influence OF liquor The
complainant testified that day before Yesterday
ne WAS In the defendants cab and had drank
about six glasses OF beer during the day. The last
peer ne had ne drank with the defendant IL
seemed 70 stupefy him, and witness knew nothing
more until next morning when he found that ne
had been left In a lodging house, The boarding
house keeper testified That the man when brougft
10 the house seemed 10 be In stupor Orfic,r
Holinoerser testified that the defendant said TO
him, In man was too drunk 10 spend the money
and took IL and spent IL FOR him. III bet YOU Il
you can't do any thing with me for IT," The tudyp
said cab drivers who haul drunken men had better
not tamper with them, and sent the case 70 the
grand jury; bonds. 500.
THE JACKSON DEMOCRATIC AssOCIATIoS.-A meet
Ing ol the Jackson Democratic association Is called
for To- night for the election OF officers. The can
wasting Tor President, 10 Nil The place so long held
b. the late John f. Norris, is quite active. Among
the candidates are: james l. Norris, son OF The
late PRESIDENT; Mr.. Jesse 3. Wilson and Mr.. X. W.
fcnsics-
The HOWARD MEDICAL CoNNESCENENT.-Thirty-
two students graduated last night at the 18th an
n0ai cola:nencenent OF the Howard university
medical school, held at the CoDgrega tiOnal church
Dr.. l. T. HOOd, the dean OF the faculty, made The
address 10 the graduates, and President Patten
conferred the diplomas The valedictorlan Of the
medical class was Dr. Alfred l. Wykhan, OF the
class In dentistry DIR. Murdoch C.. Smith, and Of
the class In pharmacy DIR. Mary T. Morrison
HE'D FOR THE GRAND JURY.-1he case OF Hattie
smith, The young co.ored woman charged with
cutting Lizzie Lawson's head open with a cleayer
on W ShinstO s birthday, near The corner OF AZ
street and Pennsylvania avenue was called Ioi
trial In the Police Court to-day. and the court,
grand jury; bonds 500.
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